All have different challenges, risks, time and financial commitments, knowledge or expertise requirements, certifications, etc etc etc.

We used to be challenged getting 1% back in 05 - 07.

Hi Amber, welcome to BP -- certainly a wealth of information, but the challenge is to find and absorb the information in an organized and somewhat sequential fashion.

Not challenged?

Crop land is where the biggest appreciation is, up 30% in a year!

Besides what Jon and Joel have said about high turnover in one bedrooms, I'd add that your tenant quality in the $400 range could be challenging.

OK, I guess that is better than a car, but its still not much of an investment if after putting in cash for 30 years you have the same amount you put in.It would be far more honest to say "a home is the biggest purchase you'll ever make" than the "a home is your biggest investment".

Some towns with colleges don't allow students to living in certain parts of town. they want to keep the drunken college students on their side of town. so far there have been no court challenges to either of theses zoning regulations restricting students or special needs.7.

Managing property can be challenging, make sure you have people in the rolledex to call if/when you're in a pinch...

Even more challenging is when the city/county decides the units need to be for "extremely low income" buyers, as opposed to low income or mid-low income.